Advice from an Economic Hit Man

It seems as though when life removes one thing, it's really making space for another to come in.

In this case, it may be a consulting partnership. Or facilitation partnership. Or whatever we decide to call ourselves.

Things are still in the "exploration" phase, so I'll stay somewhat cryptic. But talk about taking an imperfect action. This is a situation where I hope things will turn out well, but there are many hopes and fears swirling about. Mostly fears about me screwing things up. Nothing like a skillful upbringing to instill a healthy dose of self-confidence in a kid, huh? : )

I mean, seriously!!! My possible partner and I talked about our hopes and fears for this project, and not only are they very similar, but as the conversation unfolded we got to see just how compatible and complimentary we are for each other in this kind of a venture. And yet, I can sit here at my keyboard and think "oh man, I hope he doesn't think I'm an idiot" or "oh man, I hope I don't do something stupid to screw this up!"

I just recently finished reading John Perkins' "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man." (Very cool book, by the way...I recommend it!) Anyway, in this book--amongst all the stories of shady deals and sabotaging developing countries--John shares a life view he learned from a Shuar Shaman in Ecuador: "the world is as you dream it."

So here is yet again another reminder from wherever the reminders come from - I create my world. What I think manifests through my actions and creates my reality. What I fear does the same. With this possible partnership opportunity, I can create a bitchin' camero reality...or I can hide in a closet and hope it will all work out okay. I'd rather have a bitchin' camero.

We'll see how it works out!